WALDO COUNTY — Following its year-end fundraiser, Waldo County Bounty is riding a wave of community support into its fifth season of improving access to locally grown food in Waldo
WALDO COUNTY — Since its founding in 2020, Waldo County Bounty has distributed more than 207,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to local hunger relief organizations, including food pantries and
WALDO COUNTY Waldo County Bounty (WCB) has announced the impacts of its 2023 food access programming. Waldo County Bounty works to ensure that everyone has access to fresh, nutritious food grown on local farms, and, since its founding in 2020, it.
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WALDO COUNTY A hunger-relief campaign to address food insecurity in Waldo County, Waldo County Bounty, has achieved its goal of raising $100,000. Launched in May 2020, WCB raised funds by reaching out to individual donors and businesses as well as applying for grants.
“This is neighbors looking out for neighbors,” said Lissa Widoff, who serves on the WCB leadership team, in a news release. “This shows we are a community that cares about inequity in our local food system.”
A volunteer-driven campaign, WCB was formed during the chaotic early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when local farms lost revenue from restaurant clients and food insecurity began to rapidly increase across the county.